Table 2 Measurements of time spent in lateral recumbency recorded for each sow
From: Maximum lying bout duration affects the occurrence of shoulder lesions in sows
Recorded time measure | Definition |
|---|---|
T-day total | The proportion of time spent lying on left respectively right side during each day of observation. |
T-total | The proportion of time spent lying on left respectively right side during all days of observation. |
Number of lying bouts | Number of times that the sow is lying on left or right side during each day of observation. |
T-day max | The duration of the longest daily uninterrupted lying bout recorded during each day of observation. |
T-max | The duration of the longest uninterrupted lying bout recorded during all days of observation. |